When it comes to percentage rate, the Grand Canyon’s population growth is behind Utah (1.9 percent), Idaho and Nevada (both 2.1 percent) last year.
According to the Census Bureau, Texas’ population grew significantly from having more births than deaths. The state also gained population from domestic and foreign migration. Its total population is 28,701,845 as of July 1 this year.
California is the most populous state with 39,557,045 people while Michigan is the least populous state with 9,995,915 people.
Nine states lost population
The Census Bureau also reported that nine states suffered population declines last year including New York (down 48,510), Illinois (45,116), West Virginia (11,216), Louisiana (10,840), Hawaii (3,712), Mississippi (3,133), Alaska (2,348), Connecticut (1,215) and Wyoming (1,197).
Sandra Johnson, a demographer/statistician in the Population Division of the Census Bureau, explained, “Many states have seen fewer births and more deaths in recent years. If those states are not gaining from either domestic or international migration they will experience either low population growth or outright decline.”
